"called ""Hidden Homeless"" in 2012. She is also a patron of the program HOPE Not Hate. Speech Debelle Corynne Elliot (born 1983 in London, England), better known as Speech Debelle, is a British rapper signed to the Big Dada record label. She was the winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize for her debut album ""Speech Therapy"". She released her second album, ""Freedom of Speech"" in 2012 and her third album, ""tantil before i breathe"" in 2017. Debelle's single from ""Speech Therapy"", ""Spinnin"" has been re-worked by Tinchy Stryder and Dionne Bromfield and was used as one of the official anthems"
"Joy Eden Harrison Joy Eden Harrison (born September 4, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released three critically acclaimed CDs, the late 1990s ""Angel Town"", the 2002 ""Unspoken"", and most recently, 2006's ""Blue Venus"". She won Best Jazz Artist in The 2002 Independent Music Awards for ""Unspoken"", selected by judges Tom Waits, Arturo Sandoval and Don Byron. Harrison has two original songs in Hollywood films. The Love Beneath Your Lies is in the film ""Curtain Call"". Marlene is in the film ""Suicide Kings"". Harrison says that her lyrical complexity reflects her link to her great aunt,"
"a number of charities and movements, and hosted the BBC documentary ""Hidden Homeless"" in 2012. Corynne Elliot was born in 1983 in London, England, and was raised by her mother in a middle-class Jamaican household in London, south of the Thames river. She attended Harris City Academy, and at age 9 began writing poetry. While she wanted to be a singer, she disliked her singing voice when younger, so decided to try rapping at age 13. Within a week other students in her class had learned all her lyrics. At age 16, writing became an emotional outlet for her. Debelle"
"Corinne Gibbons Corinne Gibbons, is an Australian singer-songwriter active in the global independent music scene. She kicked off her touring career with Jack Sonni from Dire Straits in 1990 and went on to record with Tower of Power in Los Angeles in 1994. Corinne has released 4 albums. The 2002 release of ""Dusk’,"" peaked at #2 on Australia’s Independent Jazz Charts. Her 3rd album, ""MELT"", was released in 2009 Won awards at The World Wildlife Film Festivals, The Hamptons, and North Virginia festivals inclusively. In 2006 Corinne moved to Singapore where she has had a prolific time as a songwriter."
"and fundraising events all over Southeast Asia. She has worked with The Island Foundation for 7 years providing music workshops for children which assist them in preserving their heritage in song. Corinne Gibbons Corinne Gibbons, is an Australian singer-songwriter active in the global independent music scene. She kicked off her touring career with Jack Sonni from Dire Straits in 1990 and went on to record with Tower of Power in Los Angeles in 1994. Corinne has released 4 albums. The 2002 release of ""Dusk’,"" peaked at #2 on Australia’s Independent Jazz Charts. Her 3rd album, ""MELT"", was released in 2009"
"Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love (; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and visual artist. A notable figure in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love's career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Born to countercultural parents in San Francisco, Love had an itinerant childhood, but was primarily"
"Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John, (born 26 September 1948) is an English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five number-one and ten other top ten ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles, and two number-one ""Billboard"" 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She starred in the musical film ""Grease"", and is"
"Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. She was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by ""Guinness World Records"" and remains one of the best-selling music artists of all time with 200 million records sold worldwide. She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts—as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for ""How Will"
"Kelly Sweet Kelly Sweet (born March 29, 1988), also known professionally as Haliene (; stylized as HALIENE), is an American electropop singer-songwriter currently living in Los Angeles. As Haliene, she is known for her vocal collaborations with EDM artists Seven Lions, ATB, Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila and her song with Gareth Emery, Saving Light, which won the A State of Trance award, ""Tune of the Year,"" by Armin van Buuren. Kelly Sweet was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on March 29, 1988, to pianist Jeffrey Howard Sweet (March 17, 1954 – June 4, 2012) and artist Candace Lynn Sweet"
"Courtney Act Shane Gilberto Jenek (born 18 February 1982), better known under the stage name Courtney Act, is an Australian drag queen, pop singer, entertainer and reality television personality. Jenek first came to prominence, as Courtney, competing on the first season of ""Australian Idol"" in 2003. After the show she released their debut single, ""Rub Me Wrong"", which peaked at No. 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In 2003, while auditioning for Australian Idol, he also became the first queer contestant to openly appear on a reality TV talent show. In 2014, Jenek was one of the runners-up in season"
"Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan Mitchell, CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943), professionally known as Joni Mitchell, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Drawing from folk, pop, rock, and jazz, Mitchell's songs often reflect social and environmental ideals as well as her feelings about romance, confusion, disillusionment, and joy. She has received many accolades, including nine Grammy Awards. ""Rolling Stone"" called her ""one of the greatest songwriters ever"", and AllMusic has stated, ""When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century"". Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her"
"Life"". It was released as a single from the soundtrack of the film ""Bumblebee"". 2016 2018 Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She has been nominated for awards including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and four Critics Choice Awards, winning one for Best Young Performer. Her breakthrough role was that of Mattie Ross in ""True Grit"" (2010), for which she was nominated for numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Thereafter, Steinfeld gained prominence for roles in ""Ender's Game"" (2013) and ""Romeo & Juliet"" (2013). She appeared"
"Emilie Autumn Emilie Autumn Liddell (born on September 22, 1979), better known by her stage name Emilie Autumn, is an American singer-songwriter, poet, violinist, and actress. Autumn's musical style is described by her as ""Fairy Pop"", ""Fantasy Rock"" or ""Victoriandustrial"". It is influenced by glam rock and from plays, novels, and history, particularly the Victorian era. Performing with her all-female backup dancers The Bloody Crumpets, Autumn incorporates elements of classical music, cabaret, electronica, and glam rock with theatrics, and burlesque. Growing up in Malibu, California, Autumn began learning the violin at the age of four and left regular school five"
"Gladys Knight Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the ""Empress of Soul"", is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian and author. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald ""Bubba"" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest. Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles (""Midnight Train to Georgia"" and ""That's What Friends Are For""), eleven number-one R&B singles, and six number-one R&B albums. She has won seven Grammy"
"2007, Knight received the Society of Singers ELLA Award at which time she was declared the ""Empress of Soul"". She is listed on Rolling Stone's list of the Greatest Singers of All Time. Gladys Knight has won seven Grammys with twenty-two nominations altogether. Gladys Knight Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the ""Empress of Soul"", is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian and author. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald"
"Adrianne León Adrianne Therese León (born March 15, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter, chef, personal fitness trainer, model and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Caught Crimson. León began writing songs for the soap opera ""General Hospital"". León went on to have a role as the punk rock teen Brook Lynn Ashton, which earned her an Daytime Emmy nomination and a Soap Opera Digest Award, but left the ABC soap for the CBS soap opera ""The Young and the Restless"", where she took over the role of Colleen Carlton. Adrianne León was born in"
"Chrisette Michele Chrisette Michele Payne (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Chrisette Michele, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. She won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2009 for her song ""Be OK"". She was previously signed to Motown Records and Caroline/Capitol Records, but was dropped from her label in 2017. In the same year, she announced plans to release new music independently through her own label, Rich Hipster. Michele was born in Central Islip, New York, and grew up in Patchogue. Her father was a sociologist and her mother a psychologist. Michele led gospel choirs"
"that she was in a relationship with music promoter SiChai for three years. Stone is a lifelong vegetarian, and has taken part in various campaigns for animal rights group PETA. Stone owns a number of rescue dogs. During her career, Stone won eight awards, including one Grammy Award and two Brit Awards. Joss Stone Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, ""The Soul Sessions"", which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second"
"a daughter, Onyx Solace Morissette-Treadway (born June 23, 2016). Opening act Headlining Co-headlining Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette (; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian–American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two mildly successful dance-pop albums. Afterwards, as part of a recording deal, she moved to Holmby Hills, Los Angeles and in 1995 released ""Jagged Little Pill"", a more rock-oriented album which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work. Her follow-up album, ""Supposed Former"
"Missy Higgins, Megan Washington, Dan Sultan, Bob Evans, Paul Dempsey, Katy Steele, Adalita, Clare Bowditch, Dan Kelly, Ozi Batla and Jae Laffer. Along with the show's music director, Ash Naylor, Kingsmill accepted the ARIA Award in 2010 for Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album. Sections of Kingsmill's 1999 radio interview with the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith were used in the 2014 documentary of Elliot's life, Heaven Adores You In 2017, Kingsmill became Group Music Director, coordinating the team of music directors for four ABC national networks – triple j, triple j Unearthed, Double J and ABC Local Radio. Kingsmill’s older brother, Mark,"
"Demetria McKinney Demetria Dyan McKinney (born August 27, 1979) is an American actress and singer. From 2006 to 2012 she starred in the TBS sitcom ""Tyler Perry's House of Payne"". Her other series regular roles include Tv One sitcom ""The Rickey Smiley Show"", Bounce TV prime time soap opera ""Saints & Sinners"" and Syfy horror drama ""Superstition"". Her stage credits include playing Coretta Scott King in the Rhythm and Blues Opera ""I Dream"" (2010), and well as role of Deena Jones in ""Dreamgirls"" (2012). In 2017, McKinney played Whitney Houston in the TV One film ""Bobbi Kristina"". She released her"
"Martine McCutcheon Martine Kimberley Sherrie McCutcheon (born Martine Kimberley Sherrie Ponting, 14 May 1976), is an English singer, television personality and actress. McCutcheon's first television role was the role of Mandy in the TV show ""Bluebirds"" in 1989. She also had minor success as one third of the pop group Milan in the early 1990s, but it was her role as Tiffany Mitchell in the BBC's ""EastEnders"" that she is best remembered for, as well has her role in the 2003 romantic comedy ""Love Actually"". For the former she won the 1997 National Television Award, while for the latter she"
"One was installed by the Broadway Theatre beside the former Louis Riel Coffee House, where Mitchell played her first paid gig. A second plaque was installed at River Landing, near the Remai Modern art gallery and Persephone Theatre performing arts centre. As well, the walkway along Spadina Crescent between Second and Third Avenues was formally named the ""Joni Mitchell Promenade"". <nowiki>*</nowiki>Although officially a Herbie Hancock release, Mitchell also received a Grammy due to her vocal contribution to the album. Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan Mitchell, CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943), professionally known as Joni Mitchell, is a Canadian singer-songwriter."
"her new stage name Lady Wray. Nicole Wray Nicole Monique Wray (born May 2, 1979), also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single ""Make It Hot"" was certified gold. Wray was born in Salinas, California and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. After being introduced to Missy Elliott, Wray was featured on Missy's platinum certified debut ""Supa Dupa Fly"". When Elliott started her own label, The Goldmind, the then 17-year-old Wray was the first artist signed. She impressed Elliot with her singing skills. In 1998, her debut album ""Make It Hot"" was released."
"Megan Joy Megan Joy (born September 18, 1985 as Megan Joy Knudsen), formerly known as Megan Joy Corkrey, is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Sandy, Utah, who was the ninth place finalist on the eighth season of ""American Idol"". With funding by her fans through Kickstarter, Joy was able to compose her self-titled debut EP. Backers of the project received the EP on April 27, 2012. Joy released her debut album, ""Megan Joy"", on April 25, 2012. Joy was featured on the single ""Another Man"" by Jonny ""Itch"" Fox, which reached a peak position at number twelve on the"
"with the highest worldwide digital sales. Swift's studio albums ""Taylor Swift"", ""Fearless"", ""Speak Now"", ""Red"", and ""1989"" have all sold over 4 million copies in the US. She is the third best-selling digital singles artist in the US with a total of 106.5 million equivalent units certified according to Recording Industry Association of America. Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. One of the world's leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Swift moved"
"worth as of 2016 is $125 million. She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums and over 100 million records globally throughout her career. In film, she released an autobiographical documentary titled """" in 2012, and voiced Smurfette in the 2011 film ""The Smurfs"" and its sequel in 2013. Perry also began serving as a judge on ""American Idol"" in 2018. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born in Santa Barbara, California, to Pentecostal pastors Mary Christine (née Perry) and Maurice Keith Hudson. Her parents are born again Christians, each having turned"
"Nicole Wray Nicole Monique Wray (born May 2, 1979), also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single ""Make It Hot"" was certified gold. Wray was born in Salinas, California and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. After being introduced to Missy Elliott, Wray was featured on Missy's platinum certified debut ""Supa Dupa Fly"". When Elliott started her own label, The Goldmind, the then 17-year-old Wray was the first artist signed. She impressed Elliot with her singing skills. In 1998, her debut album ""Make It Hot"" was released. Heavily criticized for Elliott's heavy-handed involvement"
"because Byrnes first saw him in a pet adoption segment on ""The Price Is Right"". Byrnes saw ""Price"" but wasn't able to adopt him, so León did. Films Television Guest Appearances Adrianne León Adrianne Therese León (born March 15, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter, chef, personal fitness trainer, model and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Caught Crimson. León began writing songs for the soap opera ""General Hospital"". León went on to have a role as the punk rock teen Brook Lynn Ashton, which earned her an Daytime Emmy nomination and a Soap Opera"
"prior to their victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 of the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Headlining Co-headlining Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of ""American Idol"", in 2005. Her debut single, ""Inside Your Heaven"", was the first country music single in history to debut at number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Her debut album, ""Some Hearts"", was released in 2005. Bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles ""Jesus, Take"
"raise money for the victims of bullying. On December 19, 2017, Armin van Buuren chose Saving Light as one of his top 50 tracks to comprise the 2017 trance mix album, A State of Trance 2017. Buuren later concluded 4-hour radio show special with the announcement that Saving Light had won the ""Tune of the Year"" award by popular vote for his widely syndicated radio show A State of Trance. Kelly Sweet Kelly Sweet (born March 29, 1988), also known professionally as Haliene (; stylized as HALIENE), is an American electropop singer-songwriter currently living in Los Angeles. As Haliene, she"
"Kourtney Hansen Kourtney Horner, known by her stage name Kourtney Hansen (born c. 1980) is an American entrepreneur, actress, dancer, and on-air radio personality who had a recurring role as Emily on the television series ""Nashville"". She is married to Jeremy McComb. She was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. As Kourtney Horner, she was a 2003 graduate of Drake University in theatre, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Upon graduation, she co-founded Paw Pro's, an in home pet care business, with her childhood friend Kristin Duax. She has experience as a morning radio onair sidekick for Hatfield"
"Joss Stone Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, ""The Soul Sessions"", which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second album, the similarly multi-platinum ""Mind Body & Soul"" (2004), topped the UK Albums Chart for one week and spawned the top ten hit ""You Had Me"", Stone's most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. Both the album and single received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, while Stone"